Watch: Jack the Bear 1993 123movies, Full Movie Online – Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional horror host “Al Gory”; whose wife’s death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys. Loving, but useless at the daily job of fathering, the onus falls on plucky Jack the Bear (Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr.) Leary’s conscience, and a quantity of alcohol, leads him to denounce a neo-fascist candidate on his children’s television program, and also to the kidnapping of youngest son Dylan (Miko Hughes) by a disturbed neo-Nazi supporter..
Plot: Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.
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6.5/10 Votes: 4,179 | |
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A Different Kind of Horror Film
The Leary family, John (Danny DeVito), Jack (Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr.) and Dylan (Miko Hughes), have moved from Syracuse, New York to Oakland, California in the early 1970s. John was a children’s show host in Syracuse, but also has a love for horror films, and becomes a television horror film host in Oakland. On one level, the film is just a drama about the Leary’s trying to settle into their new life. On another level, Jack The Bear is about confronting various kinds of monsters, from make-believe to human, as well as more abstract “monsters”, including behaviors that are difficult to control and accidental tragedies such as deaths.I’ve seen Jack The Bear a few times now, and every time I see it I like it even better. The performances are fantastic, taking you on a roller coaster of emotions. But it almost requires multiple viewings to really “get” the film. At its heart is the growing presence and threat of the various “monsters” mentioned above. The various monsters are all woven together in very complex ways, and most of the developments later on in the film are about how those monsters can be conquered, but always at some price. Just as the threads are densely combined, so is the vanquishing of the monsters, and both the development of the monsters and the “solutions” to them are like various pieces of a large jigsaw puzzle, each piece necessary for the whole, and often affecting the whole in unexpected ways.
The direction, script, editing, cinematography, and all of the technical aspects are impeccable. The score is also wonderful and not only enhances the setting, but underscores the dramatic developments if you listen to the lyrics closely.
A 10 out of 10 from me. Don’t miss this film.
It’s hard being a father
I was very impressed with the emotions shown in this movie. Sometimes DeVito can be grating, but in this movie he shows genuine caring. The death of the mother and the menacing neighbor ( Sinese is remarkable) make this a movie that one can view on many levels. A story of the strength of love and survival in the hardest of times.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 39 min (99 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 5145823
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Marshall Herskovitz
Writer Dan McCall, Steven Zaillian
Actors Danny DeVito, Gary Sinise, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Country United States
Awards 1 win & 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Super 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)